ICU at CMCH overwhelmed with measles patients

A heavy, grief-stricken silence was witnessed outside the Paediatric Ward and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) yesterday afternoon.
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM

HC seeks answers on vaccine supply, compensation for measles deaths

A public interest petition claimed policy failures, procurement changes and weak healthcare infrastructure contributed to the measles outbreak
19 May 2026, 19:31 PM
19 May 2026, 17:42 PM

DGHS orders private hospitals to admit measles patients

Private hospitals asked to create separate wards, reserve beds for measles patients nationwide
19 May 2026, 13:40 PM
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15 May 2026, 18:49 PM

Measles outbreak in Bandarban's Alikadam: Another child dies, death toll now 7

Kurukpata union sees rising child deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms
15 May 2026, 18:20 PM

Seven more children die from measles and measles-like symptoms

Total confirmed and suspected deaths rise to 439
14 May 2026, 16:19 PM
13 May 2026, 18:02 PM
12 May 2026, 17:14 PM

Hantavirus: How is the outbreak being contained?

Passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship are returning to their home countries, some with symptoms, many without. What happens to these people and what is being done to contain the spread?
12 May 2026, 11:30 AM
11 May 2026, 22:15 PM

Death toll from measles, symptoms jumps to 409 as DGHS adds unrecorded deaths

11 more children die of measles, measles-like symptoms in 24 hours
10 May 2026, 21:18 PM

9 die from measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours

DGHS reports record 489 new confirmed cases during the period
9 May 2026, 17:12 PM

WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak

Three deaths on cruise ship MV Hondius sparked global alarm
8 May 2026, 08:43 AM

Measles outbreak grips remote Mro villages in Bandarban

District civil surgeon claims 98% vaccination coverage
7 May 2026, 16:57 PM

12 more children die of measles, measles-like symptoms; toll now 336

One death was confirmed as measles, while 11 others remain suspected cases, according to DGHS
7 May 2026, 16:53 PM

9-month-old dies from measles-like symptoms in Mymensingh

Child deaths from measles-like symptoms rise to 27 at MMCH
7 May 2026, 12:52 PM

What is hantavirus?

WHO says the global risk is low, but the suspected outbreak has renewed attention on a deadly rodent-borne disease
6 May 2026, 20:14 PM

Two more children die from measles

Six more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00am yesterday, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected measles deaths to 317.
6 May 2026, 00:00 AM